How I Came To Be

The Journey begins with the Call to Leave the Safety of Home.
The top third of the piece is a photo of a man crowned with flowers, jewels and masked with chinese paper with words on the stamp across his eyes reading "The Odds". The words "Arbitrary Signs" refers to the idea that the Hero on her journey will be provided for if only she can recognize the opportunity when it presents itself.
In the center is Yellowstone Falls and there riding down the Falls on a rubber inner tube is a young Lisa . She exhibits no fear although almost airborne, because for now this is the Way forward and it means relying on Intuition in circumstances of low visibility.
The Lower panel relects the rewards of the Journey.
A tray filled with beads, embroidered silk ,scissors , a needle with green thread and held with porcelain hands against the reflection of sky on water.
This is a joyful place where Blue Water and the Blue Sky allude to a Spiritual Journey of long duration now at a place of Restoration.